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The share of wages paid by government jobs shrank more quickly in Nevada between 2007 and 2012 than private sector wages, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Federal, state and local government wages account for slightly smaller pieces of the pie in both Washoe and Clark counties, decreasing by 1.2 percent and 1.7 percent respectively since Nevada’s peak wage year of 2007, federal data show.

In Washoe County, the biggest cut came in state wages, which dropped $41 million to $388 million. Wages from local government dropped $37 million to $711 million in the county. Federal wages dropped by $19 million to $240 million.

In 2012, the $6.7 billion in private sector wages accounted for 83 percent of Washoe County’s total wages.

Drawing conclusions about the smaller counties is hampered by bureau rules that suppress the reporting of some data.

To create the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program, the bureau uses information gleaned from unemployment insurance payments.

To protect confidentially, it will suppress information it feels can be extrapolated to draw conclusions about specific employers. So there are no private sector wages for Esmeralda County, for instance.

The bureau has also suppressed information about state and local government pay in Carson City.